Lot 34
34
A ROYAL PRESENTATION GOLD AND ENAMEL BROOCH, the pierced hemi-spherical centre enamelled in black and blue between a cruciform pattern of pearls and beading, the shaped square ground detailed in deep blue enamel, glazed reverse with presentation inscription, circa 1886, in original fitted case with retailer's address P.G. Wilson, 8 Union Street, Inverness

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A ROYAL PRESENTATION GOLD AND ENAMEL BROOCH, the pierced hemi-spherical centre enamelled in black and blue between a cruciform pattern of pearls and beading, the shaped square ground detailed in deep blue enamel, glazed reverse with presentation inscription, circa 1886, in original fitted case with retailer's address P.G. Wilson, 8 Union Street, Inverness
4.0cm. wide (3)

Lot Essay

The inscription reads 'Presented by her Royal Highness Mary Adelaide Duchess of Teck to Mrs Olson, March 1st 1886'

Mary Adelaide, younger daughter of Prince Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge married (1866) Francis 1st Duke of Teck.
A letter addressed to Mrs Olson and signed by their daughter Victoria Mary of Teck, later wife of George V, is sold with the lot. Also included is a letter in Mrs Olson's hand stating that the brooch was originally presented by Mary Duchess of Gloucester to Queen Victoria who then gifted it to the Duchess of Teck

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